Madison Kanna returns to talk about the benefits of a computer science degree, what bootcamps can offer, and the benefit of being around others learning in a similar direction.
Host(s):
- John Papa @John_Papa
- Ward Bell @WardBell
Guest:
Recording date: Dec 21, 2023
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Resources:
- Do You Need a CS Degree to be a Developer? (Madison Kanna on YouTube)
- Madison Kanna on YouTube
- Madison Kanna’s code book club
- Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-oriented Software
- Cracking the Coding Interview
- Exercism JavaScript Track
- The Exorcist on IMDB
- The Flat Iron Bootcamp
- Coding Dojo
- FreeCodeCamp - introduction to JavaScript
- Teach Yourself Computer Science
- Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors program
- Resilient Management
- Deep Work
Timejumps
- 00:29 Welcome
- 00:54 Introducing Madison Kanna
- 02:06 What's the state of books and code book clubs in 2024?
- 04:49 What is Exercism JavaScript style programming?
- 07:09 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 08:10 How were CS degrees viewed when you started programming?
- 11:00 What was the biggest value from self studying in programming?
- 17:41 Can you do formal education and more informal education in programming?
- 29:27 Wanting to be around like minded people learning in a similar direction
- 35:20 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
- 36:24 Final thoughts
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.
